Reconnecting with your past clients - creating a Valentine's Day 'do-over'

I have a theory about why Valentine's Day is such a well-celebrated holiday (aside from the obvious commercialization).

Some (many) people forget to let those special people in their lives know how much they are valued and loved.  Let's face it - time goes by, and after long lapses any mention of 'appreciation' would just sound corny, lame, insincere or perhaps reek of alterior motives.  But... thanks to Valentine's Day the forgetful masses get a 'do over', an annual chance to refill their special someone's emotional bank account (and perhaps be allowed out of the proverbial doghouse for a while).

Forgetting to show appreciation can also happen to your past-client database.  Are you keeping in touch? Are you remembering to tell them how much you appreciated their past business, and reminding them that they can refer friends and family to you confidently?  These people are your fans - they chose you and you did a great job for them - don't pass up a chance to touch base with them regularly!

If you're apprehensive about reconnecting because of the long time that has passed since last contact (ie: V-day) create your own reason for touching base!  Choose a holiday like Mother's Day, or a seasonal change like spring gardening.  You can also send a note along the lines of 'Happy Anniversary You've enjoyed your home for 3 Years' - you get the picture.

Create a reason for contacting your clients initially, and once you've reconnected, keep that contact part of your routine.  Referral business from these folks will happen if you take some time regularly to show you care.

Corrie 

Social Media Tips and 'Traps'

Okaaaaay!  I keep talking about Social Media and how it should be a legitimate piece of your business plan - today! now! yesterday! jump in!

Here are some valuable and practical Tips on how to avoid letting this destroy the business you've already created, and how to avoid spending too much of your valuable time in this vast arena.

Remember: A Social Media presence can be accomplished using Baby Steps - and is well worth the effort

Corrie

Courtesy of RE/MAX MainStreet

Dealing with Setbacks - Awesome Advice!

January 19, 2010 Many of our RE/MAX chay realty inc. Sales Representatives and Brokers attended the The RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Annual Sales Rally in Toronto and were revitalized by keynote speaker Tom Ferry - His energetic and passionate explanation of the convergence of social media gave all of us new ideas and ways of inexpensively increasing our exposure to the market.


Ironically, this clip was filmed the day after the conference  and doesn't address social media but rather how to handle setbacks -whether in business or life.


I absolutely love this guy's attitude!

Enjoy!

http://blog.yourcoach.com/dealing-setbacks-3-steps/
   

RE/MAX chay realty inc. Annual Breakfast Awards Meeting, January 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIXUxPUFaI

Here's a clip from the RE/MAX chay realty inc. Annual General Meeting held at Tangle Creek for the agents from our Barrie, Borden, Angus, Innisfil, Alliston and Tottenham offices.  Those attending enjoyed a hot breakfast while a multitude of awards were handed out to RE/MAX chay's top producing agents from 2009.  Our Market Statistics were reviewed, as well as the new services available to enhance productivity for RE/MAX chay realty agents in 2010.  Our much anticipated corporate website was unveiled together with a demonstration of the LoneWolf agent interactive front end system.

2010 will be an exciting year for us, as we continue to be the dominant leaders in our local marketplace (as well as nationally of course).

Corrie

Social Media is essential to Today's Consumer

If you are reading this blog it suggests that you are part of a social shift in the way businesses (including RE/MAX chay realty inc.) are successfully building relationships with their clients in the real estate market.

Social Media is a buzzword encapsulating both the power of the internet (its related connectivity products such as PDA's) and society's increasing need to communicate instantaneously.  Simply put, companies who can accomodate the speed of response expected by their potential clients - will win the business.  This is not a business model for the future - This is now......

The transparency, and vast quantity of information available to us on the world wide web is staggering - those who can successfully sort and package the information for their clients into meaningful and relevant data will win the business 

As a Professional RE/MAX chay Sales Representative or Broker are you able to present your clients with consistent, useful, and relevant information?  Are you adding value to their real estate experience?  The vast majority of the market today expects this. Use the data available to you as a Realtor, and present it in a meaningful way - make it your goal to excel at presenting your information using social media.  

Click the link below to see how RE/MAX International presents us, (their RE/MAX chay customers) with vital reminders of what our focuses as professionals should be. You'll notice that the message is delivered by UTube one of the most prolific conveyors of social media.

Those of you currently 'on the fence' about the value of social media will definitely benefit!

Enjoy,

Corrie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ahrQpeBNjw

4 Lessons that will enhance your life and increase your productivity

Yesterday 37 of our RE/MAX chay realty Sales Reps. attended the annual Sales Rally hosted by RE/MAX Ontario Atlantic.  The 2 day event welcomed over 5000 people and included keynote speakers specializing in teaching, motivating, and especially challenging us all to become better (Keep in mind, RE/MAX agents are already collectively  recognized as being the best at in our industry so the momentum generated from our Sales Rallys tend to be staggering.)

At any rate, one of the guest speakers, Tom Ferry delivered a message about 'Becoming the Person Who Can Have it All'.  What interested me most was his advice about avoiding the 4 Addictions.  In my role as a 'problem solving' Broker I've witnessed his truths many times.

Avoiding these 4 Addictions will increase your productivity (of course these readily apply to life as well)

1.  Avoid the addiction to the opinions of other people
     the agent with the full page ads, flashy car and negative bank balance comes to mind

2.  Avoid addiction to drama
     take the 'no drama challenge' in 2010 and simply see things as they are

3.  Avoid addiction to the past
     this happens because the past is safe, "I remember when.."  Embrace change - embrace the future

4.  Avoid the addiction to worry
     waking in the night with worry, won't solve the next day's problem - get some sleep so you can
     think clearly in the morning.  Always try to take things in stride with a level view.

I think you'll agree that these 4 simple rules can certainly be applied to everyday life.  I encourage you to keep these within your sights on a daily basis as a gentle reminder or perhaps a refocus tool. 


   
  

Welcome

Welcome to the first RE/MAX chay blog for 2010!  My goal is to make the content interesting, relevent and hopefully leave you with some useful information you can use.  Watch for articles, photos and tidbits peppered with my comments.  I welcome any input you may have and would enjoy any content you feel would be helpful for me to post (guest blog always welcome).  This medium is a new one for me, but they say 'change is good' right?  With this in mind, I encourage each of you to conquer (learn to do) something you've been putting off.  Make 'Progress not Perfection' your mantra for 2010 - the payoff will be great!